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By June E. Downey 

Professor of Psychology, University of Wyoming 

WORLD BOOK COMPANY: PUBLISHERS 

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2 Downey Group WiU-Temperament Test 

I Draw a line under the >Yord in each pair which more nearly 
describes you. Take the pairs in order. Don't skip any. Speed 
doesn't count. 

1 Careful Careless 

2 Daring Cautious 

3 Ambitious Unambitious 

4 Selfish Unselfish 

5 Punctual Tardy 

6 Bad-tempered Sweet-tempered 

7 Accurate Inaccurate 

8 Industrious Lazy 

9 Vain Modest 

10 Constant Changeable 

11 Indifferent Enthusiastic 

12 Firm Yielding 

13 Trustful Distrustful 

14 Cowardly Brave 

15 Clever Stupid 

16 Good Memory Bad Memory 

17 Self-distrustful Self-confident 

18 Hasty D'^Mberate 

19 Observant Unobservant 

20 Sociable Unsociable 

21 Orderly . Disorderly 

22 Gloomy Cheerful 

23 Patient Impatient 

24 Quick in thought Slow in thought 

25 Quick in movement Slow in movement 

26 Beady to forgive Holds a grudge 

27 Fond of a fight Avoids a fight 

28 Extravagant Saves money 

29 Humble . ; Proud 

30 Generous Stingy 



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II Write your name as directed below. Write it again and 
again until the signal to stop. 

1 Usual style and speed. 



2 As rapidly as possible. 



Ill Write your name as slowly as possible. If you finish before 
the signal, begin again. 



IV Memory Test. 



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V Write "United States of America" on the line below as 
quickly as possible. Both speed and not running over the line 
count. 



VI Write "United States of America" as directed below. Write 
it again and again until the signal to stop. 

1 Usual style and speed. 



2 As rapidly as possible. 



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VIII Disguised writing. 

1 Write "United States of America," in a hand very 
unlike your oiim. You need not hurry. 



2 Practice disguising your hand, and then write "United 
States of America" again. Change your writing as much 
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XI Memory Test. 

After each one of the following 16 sentences you will find 
the words "false "and "true." If you think what a sentence 
says is true, draw a line under "true"; if it is false, draw a 
line under "false." 

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I read you a list of words early in the test, true false 

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Knes under "true" or "false." 

Take all the time you need to mark the sentences. When 
you have marked every one, hold your pencil up to show 
that you have finished. 

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1 I read you a list of 10 vfords. true false 

2 Two words rimed — that is, ended in the same sound. true false 

3 The first word in the list was hook. true false 

4 The last word in the list was rose. true false 

5 The word collar occurred twice in the list. true false 

6 The longest word in the list was mountain. true false 

7 The shortest word in the list was ice. true false 

8 Three words began with h. true false 

9 When I read the list of words, I Avas standing up. true false 

10 The card from which I read the words was oblong. true false 

11 The card was white. true false 

12 I held the card in my left hand while reading. true false 

13 In my right hand I held a pencil. true false 

14 I tapped with the pencil at every word I read. true false 

15 After reading the list I put the card into an envelope. true false 

16 Then I sat down. true false 

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